Tag Archives: World Cinema

Review in Brief: The Sadness (2021)

Posted on May 19, 2022 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Remember the first time you saw THE RAID? Remember that feeling of being completely floored by the sheer artistry of its ultraviolence? Well, Taiwanese horror THE SADNESS conjures up that same feeling, but with even more extreme imagery and through … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Flee (2021)

Posted on March 22, 2022 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

FLEE, an animated memoir/documentary telling of Afghan migrant Amin’s remarkable journey, is some powerful stuff. I’ve heard some people find the animation somehow alienating, that it lessons Amin’s story but I just don’t agree. The style of the animation, almost … Continue reading →

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Parallel Mothers (2021) Review

Posted on February 18, 2022 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

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‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ at 15 – Review

Posted on December 29, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/pans-labyrinth-at-15-review/ SSP

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Titane (2021) Review

Posted on December 28, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

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Review in Brief: Petite Maman (2021)

Posted on December 26, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Céline Sciama’s latest film PETITE MAMAN is an absolute delight, a gentle little exploration of family, friendship and grief. Ever wondered if you’d get along with your parents if you could meet them when they were children? Young Nelly gets … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Titane (2021)

Posted on November 16, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

TITANE, isn’t that the car-f***ing movie? Yes, and so much more. Writer-director Julia Ducornau (RAW) has, within five years, unleashed on the world two of the most transcendent, bold and both warm and messed up films of the 21st century … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Riders of Justice (2020)

Posted on August 21, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

From its fable-like opening to its really rather schmaltzy Christmas closing moments and all the sudden acts of violence in-between, Anders Thomas Jensen’s RIDERS OF JUSTICE consistently delivers the unexpected. Markus (Mads Mikkelsen) returns home from military deployment to look … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Another Round (2020)

Posted on July 29, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Alcohol: the great social liberator and the great destroyer, or as Homer Simpson famously put it “the cause of, and solution to all of life’s problems”. ANOTHER ROUND follows a group of middle-class friends and teachers in Denmark who experiment … Continue reading →

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Deerskin (2019) Review

Posted on July 17, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

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